Environmental Scientist

Job Description

This position involves reviewing profiles submitted by sales and customer service teams to ensure accuracy and completeness. The role requires regulatory review of EPA, DOT, and State designations, ensuring waste material acceptance within Part B permit limitations, and seeking alternative treatment options if necessary. The Manager evaluates waste streams for cost-effective treatment options and actively pursues recycling opportunities for traditional streams. Responsibilities also include assessing the best methods for handling delivered waste, maintaining transportation and disposal cost files, and ensuring accurate disposal logs.

Responsibilities

• Review profiles submitted by sales and customer service to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Conduct regulatory reviews of EPA, DOT, and State designations.
• Ensure waste material is acceptable within Part B permit limitations and seek alternative treatment options if necessary.
• Obtain approved outbound profiles to ultimate disposal sites.
• Evaluate waste streams for cost-effective treatment options or customer-requested options.
• Actively pursue recycling options for traditional streams.
• Assess the best method for handling delivered waste, considering treatment, labor, material, equipment, and transportation costs.
• Determine final assignment of process codes through supervision of lab personnel.
• Maintain transportation and disposal costing files.
• Ensure accurate and complete disposal logs.
• Participate actively in sales meetings.
• Nurture working relationships between sales and operations.
• Pursue and evaluate new treatment facilities and technologies for potential cost reductions and sustainability.
• Assist in training technicians and lab personnel on price points and process codes.
• Work with the laboratory to convey analytical changes and ensure timely sample processing.
• Audit shipments routinely for routing compliance and load optimization.
• Verify and compare actual transportation and disposal costs monthly.
• Participate in national, regional, and local bids, assisting with coding, costing, and presenting winning strategies.
• Collaborate with the shipping department to schedule and optimize outbound loads.
• Work with the Central Profile Group to approve and route waste in the operating system.
• Collaborate with FPA and operations.

Essential Skills

• Knowledge of hazardous waste and hazardous chemicals.
• Familiarity with DOT regulations.
• Experience in inventory management.
• Bachelor of Science in Chemistry or Biology with a focus in Chemistry.
• Excellent communication and conflict resolution skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Understanding of EPA, DOT, and state regulations.
• Materials management and waste analysis.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Experience using Inventory Management Systems